Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic · 1968 · 22 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryMicrobiologyMetabolismMicrobial MetabolismNatural Product BiosynthesisCarbohydrate MetabolismCitric Acid CycleFungal Natural Product BiosynthesisMicrobial Natural Product BiosynthesisPlant Natural Product BiosynthesisAcetate MetabolismCitric Acid Cycle IntermediatesCitric Acid Production
The biosynthesis of glauconic acid in Penicillium purpurogenum has been investigated by use of labelled acetate, pyruvate, succinate, and glucose. The distribution of activity found in these feeding experiments supports the scheme previously suggested for the biosynthesis via a substituted citric acid and dimerisation of a C9 unit.